A549 Transfection Reagent

Catalog # 1705 - 0.5 mL        $ 170.00 Catalog # 1706 - 1.5 mL        $ 305.00 Transfection reagent for A549 cells Kit includes Transfection Enhancer reagent and recommended transfection protocols Efficient transfection of lung carcinoma cells Protocols provided for transfection of siRNA, DNA and microRNA High cell viability Work in presense of serum Efficient for plasmid DNA/siRNA cotransfection Reproducible transfection Suitable for Reverse Transfection Developed and manufactured by Altogen Biosystems Transfection Efficiency: Reagent exhibits at least 80% transfection efficiency of siRNA delivery. Transfection efficiency was determined by Fluorescent microscopy, real-time RT-PCR, Western blot. Transfection Protocol: Transfection protocols are provided with the purchase of the reagent.

DATA

Figure 1. SiRNAs targeting Lamin A/C mRNA or non-silencing control siRNA were transfected following the recommended protocol. At 48 hours post-transfection the cells were analyzed by qRT-PCR for gene expression levels. 18S rRNA levels were used to normalize the Lamin A/C data. Values are normalized to untreated sample. Data are means ± SD (n=3).

siRNA Transfection

Gene silencing by RNA Interference (RNAi) is a powerful research tool for studying gene function in mammalian cells. RNAi is a biological phenomenon by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) specifically reduces gene expression of its corresponding gene. Potent inhibition of specific gene expression is experimentally achieved by the transfection of small interfering RNA (siRNA), which binds RISC complex and cause degradation of target complementary mRNA molecules in the cell. Therefore, successful, potent RNAi experimentation is dependent upon the highly efficient delivery of the siRNA into cells by transfection of stable and functional siRNA molecules. Most DNA transfection reagents are incompatible with siRNA, sensitive to serum, or are capable of inducing cytotoxicity, which negatively affects gene expression studies. Transfection Reagents have been developed and optimized specifically for use with siRNA transfection and allow transfection in the presence of serum without lowering transfection efficiency or reducing cell viability. Ready-to-run transfection protocols eliminate the need for extensive siRNA optimization experiments. Altogen Biosystems kits are also compatible for transfection of microRNA (miRNA) molecules.

Product Review

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Altogen Biosystems

Altogen Biosystems is a life sciences company dedicated to the development, marketing and manufacture of cell type specific transfection reagents. Efficient delivery of DNA, RNA, siRNA, and microRNA enabled by advanced formulation of reagents and peculiar design of protocols. Altogen Biosystems offers a complete transfection system for a broad range of cell lines. All reagents are functionally tested to be highly reproducible, serum compatible, induce low toxicity, and can be used for co-transfection experiments, and high throughput applications.